The Refill & Maintenance Couriers were the field spine of the Frontier Supply Company during the Beta Age. Riding sturdy Hoos across the Free State of Settlers, they restocked the Frontier Quickdraw Network’s purely mechanical vending machines, fine‑tuned springs and chutes on-site, logged sales and jams in grease-stained ledgers, and hauled back empty refill crates.

When Communardist nationalisation followed the 2631 Peace Treaty, most were folded (grudgingly or pragmatically) into the Federal Allotment Agency’s distribution corps or reassigned as riders in the Federal Courier Service.

• Company Riders, Not Freelancers: Unlike the Free State Courier Riders, these couriers were on FSC payroll—scheduled routes, company tools, company ledgers.
• On‑Site Refills: Couriers brought sealed refill crates and sachet bundles, swapped them in the field, and adjusted trigger tension with pocket torque keys.
• * Mechanics On the Move: Each rider carried a roll of springs, ratchets, chute flaps, seal stamps, and a mini hand-crank tester. Minor jams and misalignments were fixed on the spot.
• Hoos-Mounted Logistics: Hoos handled rough terrain and heavy panniers. Refill crates dangled in balanced saddlebags; damaged parts rode lashed under the tail rack.
• Field Ledgers & Seal Tags: Every dispense counter reading, jam incident, and crate swap was inked into field ledgers. Seal stamps matched HQ stencils to prevent swap fraud.
• Security Keys & Notch Pins: Riders carried master lock keys and rotating notch pins to re‑pin coin/token escapements if a counterfeit surge was reported.

• Weekly Refill Cycle: Standard loops hit each machine once a week; high-traffic kiosks (markets, mines) got mid-week top-ups.
• Jam & Damage Triage: Couriers logged malfunction reports from stewards, fixed what they could immediately, and flagged bigger repairs for the next mechanics team run.
• Token/Notch Management: They swapped token notch patterns per HQ orders to invalidate stolen “infinite-use” tokens and pulled suspect coins for audit.
• Data Return: Ledgers and empty crates returned to HQ each evening dispatch; discrepancies triggered internal audits.